US 11,941,976 B2
System and method for sharing data collected from the street sensors
George Chu Luo, Fremont, CA (US)
Assigned to Pony AI Inc., Grand Cayman (KY)
Filed by Pony AI Inc., Grand Cayman (KY)
Filed on Jul. 25, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/522,568.
Prior Publication US 2021/0026360 A1, Jan. 28, 2021
Int. Cl. G08G 1/01 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01); G05D 1/02 (2020.01); G06N 20/00 (2019.01); G06V 10/20 (2022.01); G06V 20/54 (2022.01); G06V 20/58 (2022.01)
CPC G08G 1/0116 (2013.01) [G05D 1/0088 (2013.01); G05D 1/0214 (2013.01); G06N 20/00 (2019.01); G06V 10/255 (2022.01); G06V 20/54 (2022.01); G06V 20/58 (2022.01); G08G 1/0125 (2013.01); G08G 1/0145 (2013.01); G05D 2201/0213 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An environmental safety system comprising:
first sensors separated from a vehicle, each located at a predetermined physical location of a traffic intersection and with a predetermined orientation;
a memory storing executable instructions;
one or more processors in communication with the first sensors and the memory, the one or more processors programmed by the executable instructions to perform:
receiving first sensor data captured at a time point and by the first sensors;
determining a first object within a threshold distance of the traffic intersection using the first sensor data;
determining first information of the first object, wherein the first object is non-vehicular, and wherein the first information comprises an event associated with the first object and a degree of severity associated with the event;
receiving, from a first vehicle and a second vehicle, via a communication network, respective requests for safety information related to the traffic intersection;
receiving, from the first vehicle, a first position and a first direction in which the first vehicle is heading;
receiving, from the second vehicle, a second position and a second direction in which the second vehicle is heading;
determining that the first object is within a threshold distance of the first direction of the first vehicle, the first object is at least partially detectable by the first vehicle, and the first object is occluded from view at the second position of the second vehicle;
transmitting the first information and the second information to the first vehicle;
receiving, while the first object is stationary, a first update to the first information, wherein the first update comprises additional information or an adjustment of existing information;
redetermining the first information based on the first update, and based on the second position of the second vehicle, or integrating the first information with the first update;
transmitting the redetermined first information or the integrated first information to the second vehicle;
receiving a request from a third vehicle;
determining that a driving action of the third vehicle is unaffected by the redetermined first information or the integrated first information; and
in response to determining that the driving action of the third vehicle is unaffected by the redetermined first information or the integrated first information, and based on a direction of travel of the third vehicle, refraining from transmitting the redetermined first information or the integrated first information to the third vehicle.